January 29, 2013

Get psyched for the 2013 at the Sprit Car Capital of the World. Couple dates to note: Saturday night, June 22 is the Saturday before the IndyCar race at Iowa Speedway. DUDE, if you are in town for the IndyCar race, you gotta go to Knoxville for their regular Saturday night program. $15 to walk in (less for kids up to age 19) and $3 beer. DO IT.

Second, Aug. 7 through 10 is Knoxville Nationals. Breath into a bag. News release and full schedule below.

"Trackside with Curt Cavin and Kevin Lee" airs tonight (Jan. 29) from 7-9 pm eastern on 1070 The Fan (WFNI-AM) in Indianapolis and via the internet at www.1070TheFan.com and through the 1070 The Fan app on mobile phones.

Listen for a recap of the Rolex 24 hours of Daytona, the latest news and rumors from IndyCar and more.

Guests include Marshall Pruett of SpeedTV.com, IndyCar team owner Sam Schmidt on the expansion of his team, and Pocono Raceway President Brandon Igdalsky.

January 25, 2013

Woman of pressdog® Cyndie Allemann will make her TV hosting debut on March 7. News release below. For more on Cyndie, check out my previous interview here.

First TV experience for
auto racing star Cyndie Allemann

Bremgarten, Switzerland, January 25
2013 – Fresh off her Japanese Super GT
season in 2012, and already working on future racing programs, 26-year-old Swiss race car driver Cyndie Allemann is continuing her busy
schedule. She has been working on a project that will see her make her an
appearance as a television show host in early March. The show (in German
language) is called “Auftrag Auto” and will be presented on German TV channel SPORT1
starting Thursday March 7th. A new show will be presented every
Thursday.

I will likely emote on some of these later, but for now, here's the news release ...

INDYCAR RELEASES 2013 IZOD INDYCAR SERIES RULEBOOK

INDIANAPOLIS (Wednesday, Jan. 23,
2013) - The sporting and technical regulations that comprise the 2013
IZOD IndyCar Series rulebook were released to teams today by INDYCAR.

"In 2012, the IZOD IndyCar Series
saw an exciting season with an all-time high level of competition
between our teams," said Beaux Barfield, Race Director, IZOD IndyCar
Series. "For 2013, we have adjusted processes and regulations throughout
the rulebook
to build on last year's successful introduction of a new car and engine
package. In addition to enhancing the on-track competition and
producing rules consistency, the 2013 rulebook is focused on changes
that will make the sport easier to follow for our competitors
and fans."

January 22, 2013

I found two press releases from IndyCar issued yesterday highly encouraging. Both releases are below. The first changed the distances of some races to decrease (notice, "decrease" is not the same as "eliminate") the Festival of Fuel Saving that occurs at some road and street races.

January 17, 2013

"Trackside with Curt Cavin and Kevin Lee"
returns from its holiday hiatus tonight (Jan 17) from 8-10 pm eastern on 1070
The Fan (WFNI-AM) in Indianapolis and via the internet at www.1070TheFan.com and through the 1070 The Fan app on mobile phones.

1963
Indianapolis 500 winner Parnelli Jones will be in studio! Plus, 500
veteran and NBC Sports Network announcer Townsend Bell shares his
thoughts on what's needed for IndyCar
to thrive and his unlikely path to racing. Plus, the latest news and
rumors including an effort to get a handle on what the driver lineup
will look like and the most recent adjustment in management at IndyCar
and IMS.

January 16, 2013

Ryan Hunter-Reay's charge to the 2012 IndyCar championship included three wins in a row -- Milwaukee, Iowa and Toronto -- another win at Baltimore and a white-knucke finish at Fontana.

Read for RHR's comments on how he really started feeling the pressure after rival Will Power hit the wall in Fontana, life as a new father, his realtionship with the Indy 500, how the DW12 went from "not the prettiest girl at the dance" to a grade of "A" in 2012, the state of IndyCar and more.

Thanks large to fans who sent in questions for RHR, which are answered below. Thanks also to Andretti Autosport's Ryann Rigsby for rigging the interview.